I don't think this guy understands USB. It isn't a matter of not having passthrough connectors, it's a matter of one device per port is how it fundamentally works. Unless he is planning to put a small 2-port hub in each connector (one for the device, one for the downstream port), this kind of thing just won't work.<p>I'm guessing this is an issue of an industrial designer thinking "those silly computer engineers, why didn't they think to add passthrough?" without understanding how USB works.
Well, power-wise it's limited to a 5 unit load (100mW each) for USB 2.0. USB 3.0 can go to 900mW (150mW per load). This means you probably couldn't daisy-chain charging USB devices.<p>Not infinite but still a compelling design.
Ok, I need to remove a device in the middle of the chain...<p>Now what will I be disconnecting to make this happen?<p>I hope it's not my external HDD 2 hours into a transfer with 30 minutes left to go.